Belt buckle



E. 5. MIX

BELT BUCKLE Filed March 30 1922 I INVENTO R.

BY y y w A TTORNEYS.

if atented Aug. 7, i323.

EDWIN 5. MIX, OF ROCHESTER, NEW 550R nssrenor. T Hickok MANUFACTURINGooirrnnr, inc, or nocnns'rnn, :unw "rose, a conroan'rron or new roan.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed March 30, 1922. Serial No. 548,170.

To all whom tmag concern Be it known that f, EDWIN S. MIX, a citizen ofthe United States, and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvementsin Belt Buckles, of which the following is a specification. s

The present invention relates to belt buckles and an object thereof istoprovide a simple, inexpensive, compact structure in which elastic meansis provided in the buckle permitting the expansion of the belt; An-

other object of the invention is to provide a swinging member, to whichone end of a belt is anchored, having means Which will cooperate with"inwardly turned portions on the side flanges of a buckle frame toholdsuch swinging member from moving freely on the frame member. Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a buckle with an anchoringprojection which is supported for yielding sliding movement in a simpleand inexpensive manner, so that the belt may expand. i

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts, all of whichwill be hereinafter described: thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is aside view of a buckle construct ed in accordance with thisinvention;

Fig. 2 is anenlarged vertical view through the embodiment shown in Fig1; Fig. 3 is a view partially in section showing the buckle in openposition;

Fig.4'is a section on the line 44, Fig. 2;

i Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55, Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a rear view ofthe buckle; and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of the swinging member. s

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the front plateof the buckle frame having side flanges 2 provided with inwardly turnedportions 3. Pivotally mounted on the buckle frame is a swinging member 4which preferably has anchoring means at one end for the. end of the beltend 5, this anchoring means, in this instance, being in the form of aloop 6 formed from the material from which the member 4 is made. Themember 4' has a width substantially equal to the distance between theedges of the inwardly turned portions 3, the loop or anchoring device 6being wider than said portion 4 and lying beyond the ends of theinwardly turned portion 3. The pivotal connection between the pivotconnection and the extension may be established by providing rolledextensions 7 on the inwardly turned portions 3 and pivots 8 on theswinging member 4 to turn in said rolled extensions or bearings 7. i 4

With the end in view of preventing the swinging member 4 from movingfreely out- I with inwardly turned. portions 3 and force the latteroutwardly so that the projections 9 may fall back ofthe inner faces ofthe inwardly turned portions 3, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6, thusl10ldl11g the swinging member against accidental outward swinging andpermitting this swinging movement when sufficient pressure is placed onthe member 4 to move the latter on its pivots away. from the. buckleframe. 1 Cooperating means may be provided between the rear face of thefront plate 1 and the swinging member 4 forthe purpose of anchoring thebelt end 10. In this instance, the swinging member carries an anchoringprojection 11 adapted topass through any one of a number of openings 12formed in the belt end 10 and to cooperateat its free end with the rearface of the front plate 1. This anchoring projection is preferably Sllmounted to yield on the swinging mem- Also operating in the tube is acylindrical I portion 17 against which the helical spring bears at oneend, this cylindrical guide portion being projected from the plate 18from which the projection 11 extends and said plate operating on theinner face of the swinging member t on opposite sides of the slot 14.

In the use of the buckle, one end is secured to the anchoring portion 16while the other end is passed between the pivoted end of the swingingmember l and the front plate 1, being adjusted until the proper opening12 is fitted over the projection 11 after which the front plate is swungso that the inwardly turned portions 3 of vthe side flanges will engagewith the projections 9 and yield so that said projections will pass ontheinner sides of said inwardly turned portions as shown in Figs. 4 and6. In this position, the belt is held against accidental removal fromthe anchoring projection 11. At the same time the anchoring projectionis adapted to yield in the direction of the length of the belt.

t From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a beltbuckle in which one end of the belt is anchored to a swingingmemberwhich has yielding means thereon cooperating with the rear face ofa front'plate from which side flanges project, the side flanges havinginwardly turned portions interlocking with the opposite sides of a theswinging member. The holding means is in the form ofa projectionsupported to yield in the direction of the length of the belt preferablybeing mounted on the swinging anchoring member, the latter for thispurpose having a tubular guide in which a spring is mounted, said springabutting a portion secured to the holding projection and operating insaid tubular guide through a slot and the side wall of the latter. Aplate from which said cylindrical portion on the holding projectionextends operates on the inner face of the swinging member.

WhatI claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A belt buckle comprising a front plate having side flanges withinwardly turned portions, a swinging member pivoted to operate betweensaid inwardly turned portions and having means on opposite sides for.cooperating'with said inwardly turned portions to prevent the accidentalswinging of said swinging member, anchoring means for one end of thebelt connected on the swinging end ofthe swinging member, and holdingmeans for the other end of the belt arranged on one of said first twonamed parts and cooperating with the other to hold the other end of thebelt. i

2. A belt buckle comprising a front plate having side "flanges withinwardly turned portion-s, a swinging member pivoted to 0p erate betweensaid inwardly turned portions and having means on opposite sides forcooperating with said inwardly turned portions 'to prevent theaccidental swinging of said swinging member, anchoring means for one endof the belt connected on the swinging end of the swinging member, andholding means for the other end of the belt in the form of a projectionextending from the swinging member to cooperate with the rear face ofthe front plate.

3. A belt buckle comprisinga frame having side flanges and inwardlyturned portions on said side flanges, a swinging member mounted tooperate between the side flanges and having projection-s on oppositesides adapted to engage with the inner sides of said inwardly turnedportions, anchoring means for one end .of a belt connecting with theswinging member near one end of the latter, and holding means for. the,belt carried by the swinging member and cooperating with the rear faceof the front late.

. 4:. A belt buckle comprising a buckle frame, a swinging memberpivotally mounted on said buckle frame in rear thereof,strap anchoringmeans for one end of thebelt connected to said swinging member,andayield ing holding projection mounted on one of the first named twoparts and cooperating with the other to vpermit the expansion of thebelt in the direction of its length.

5. A belt buckle comprising a belt frame, amember to which one end ofthe belt is connected, mounted to swing on the frame, means for holdingsaid member against movement, and yielding holding means for the. freeend of the belt, mounted on one of said parts and cooperating with theother to permit the expansion of the belt in the direction of itslength. a

6. A belt buckle comprising a buckle frame, a swinging member to whichone end of the belt is pivotally connected, and yielding holding meansoperating between the first two named parts to hold the other ,end ofthe belt end to permit the expansion of the latter in the direction ofits len th, said holding means being in the form 0' a holdingprojectiton on the swinging member yielding on thelatterin the directionof the length of the belt.

7 A belt buckle comprising a front plate having side flanges, a swingingmember movably supported in rear of the front plate by said sideflanges, belt anchoring means for one end of the belt mounted on theswinging member near one end of the latter, a holding projection for theother end of the belt guided on the swinging member in the direction ofthe length of the belt, and

resilient means opposing the movement of erable on said guide andmovable on the guide in the direction of the length of the belt, andresilient means opposing the movement of said holding projection on saidguide.

9. In combination with a buckle frame having side flanges, a swingingmember supported in the rear of said frame from said side flanges, meansfor holding said swinging member against free swinging movementrelatively to the buckle frame, means for anchoring a belt on theswinging end of said swinging member, and a holding projectionyieldingly mounted on said swinging member and cooperating with thebuckle frame between said side flanges.

10. A buckle comprising a buckle frame having side flanges, a swingingmember mounted on said frame and provided with a tubular chamber with aslot therein of less diameter than the chamber opening toward the buckleframe between the side flanges, a helical spring mounted in saidchamber, and a holding projection having a portion operating throughsaid slot in said chamber against the action of the spring.

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